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Improve Contact by Brushing the Ground with Your Club
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the difference between brushing the ground and hitting fat shots
- Practice making consistent ground contact to enhance ball striking
- Develop better swing awareness by focusing on the club's path rather than the ball
In this drill, you'll learn how to brush the ground ahead of your stance to improve your swing fundamentals. This technique helps recalibrate your focus on making solid contact rather than just hitting the ball.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.280
This drill is brushed the ground. So this is one of those kind of just big
2
00:00:05.280 --> 00:00:09.080
picture drills that is great for either you're new to the game and you're
3
00:00:09.080 --> 00:00:14.720
working on probably the most important fundamental or if you get lost into I'm
4
00:00:14.720 --> 00:00:18.160
not quite sure what I need to be working on because I'm just having contact and
5
00:00:18.160 --> 00:00:22.840
ball flight issues. This is a great kind of recalibration of ultimately what I
6
00:00:22.840 --> 00:00:22.920
'm
7
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:26.720
trying to do when I swing a golf club. And basically what I'm trying to do is
8
00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:33.280
I'm trying to get that club to brush the ground ahead of the middle of my
9
00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:37.840
stance. So if I face the camera just like so you can kind of see that T in
10
00:00:37.840 --> 00:00:43.280
line. Now that club is brushing the ground from just ahead of that T almost
11
00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:48.280
to that foot. Now if I'm doing this outside you can kind of notice how
12
00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:54.880
sharply it you can basically look at the divot or the ground contact and try to
13
00:00:54.880 --> 00:00:58.560
recreate it a number of times. If you're doing it on a mat what you have to do
14
00:00:58.560 --> 00:01:02.120
is you have to kind of get in tune with the sound. So here that was a little
15
00:01:02.120 --> 00:01:02.320
bit
16
00:01:02.320 --> 00:01:08.120
more clunky than that was a little bit more faint. And so I'm not only trying
17
00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:11.990
to brush the ground in the same space I'm trying to make the same general sound
18
00:01:11.990 --> 00:01:12.080
.
19
00:01:12.080 --> 00:01:16.040
So for this drill what I usually have my students do is try and brush the
20
00:01:16.040 --> 00:01:21.840
ground the exact same way three times and then put a ball just inside or sorry
21
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:27.440
just behind where that club is making first contact with the ground. So it
22
00:01:27.440 --> 00:01:27.660
would
23
00:01:27.660 --> 00:01:39.360
look something like this. So kind of making trying to make kind of the same
24
00:01:39.360 --> 00:01:44.460
sound have the club make contact in the same place and then basically this
25
00:01:44.460 --> 00:01:44.680
helps
26
00:01:44.680 --> 00:01:50.400
you get lose that ball focus and now I'm just trying to make sure that the
27
00:01:50.400 --> 00:01:56.560
club brushes in the ground in a similar way as opposed to getting focused on
28
00:01:56.560 --> 00:02:03.760
how the club is going to hit the ball. So one more time I get it to brush the
29
00:02:03.760 --> 00:02:11.120
ground brush the ground so those were both really good so I'm not gonna waste
30
00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:18.560
my time with the third one I'm gonna step up and try to press replay. So brush
31
00:02:18.560 --> 00:02:23.110
the ground progressions is a great way for you to get focused on how the club
32
00:02:23.110 --> 00:02:23.240
is
33
00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:27.200
interacting with the ground instead of the golf ball and then build the swing
34
00:02:27.200 --> 00:02:31.520
into how the club is making contact with the ground and just let the golf ball
35
00:02:31.520 --> 00:02:34.160
get in the way.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.280
This drill is brushed the ground. So this is one of those kind of just big
2
00:00:05.280 --> 00:00:09.080
picture drills that is great for either you're new to the game and you're
3
00:00:09.080 --> 00:00:14.720
working on probably the most important fundamental or if you get lost into I'm
4
00:00:14.720 --> 00:00:18.160
not quite sure what I need to be working on because I'm just having contact and
5
00:00:18.160 --> 00:00:22.840
ball flight issues. This is a great kind of recalibration of ultimately what I
6
00:00:22.840 --> 00:00:22.920
'm
7
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:26.720
trying to do when I swing a golf club. And basically what I'm trying to do is
8
00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:33.280
I'm trying to get that club to brush the ground ahead of the middle of my
9
00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:37.840
stance. So if I face the camera just like so you can kind of see that T in
10
00:00:37.840 --> 00:00:43.280
line. Now that club is brushing the ground from just ahead of that T almost
11
00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:48.280
to that foot. Now if I'm doing this outside you can kind of notice how
12
00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:54.880
sharply it you can basically look at the divot or the ground contact and try to
13
00:00:54.880 --> 00:00:58.560
recreate it a number of times. If you're doing it on a mat what you have to do
14
00:00:58.560 --> 00:01:02.120
is you have to kind of get in tune with the sound. So here that was a little
15
00:01:02.120 --> 00:01:02.320
bit
16
00:01:02.320 --> 00:01:08.120
more clunky than that was a little bit more faint. And so I'm not only trying
17
00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:11.990
to brush the ground in the same space I'm trying to make the same general sound
18
00:01:11.990 --> 00:01:12.080
.
19
00:01:12.080 --> 00:01:16.040
So for this drill what I usually have my students do is try and brush the
20
00:01:16.040 --> 00:01:21.840
ground the exact same way three times and then put a ball just inside or sorry
21
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:27.440
just behind where that club is making first contact with the ground. So it
22
00:01:27.440 --> 00:01:27.660
would
23
00:01:27.660 --> 00:01:39.360
look something like this. So kind of making trying to make kind of the same
24
00:01:39.360 --> 00:01:44.460
sound have the club make contact in the same place and then basically this
25
00:01:44.460 --> 00:01:44.680
helps
26
00:01:44.680 --> 00:01:50.400
you get lose that ball focus and now I'm just trying to make sure that the
27
00:01:50.400 --> 00:01:56.560
club brushes in the ground in a similar way as opposed to getting focused on
28
00:01:56.560 --> 00:02:03.760
how the club is going to hit the ball. So one more time I get it to brush the
29
00:02:03.760 --> 00:02:11.120
ground brush the ground so those were both really good so I'm not gonna waste
30
00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:18.560
my time with the third one I'm gonna step up and try to press replay. So brush
31
00:02:18.560 --> 00:02:23.110
the ground progressions is a great way for you to get focused on how the club
32
00:02:23.110 --> 00:02:23.240
is
33
00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:27.200
interacting with the ground instead of the golf ball and then build the swing
34
00:02:27.200 --> 00:02:31.520
into how the club is making contact with the ground and just let the golf ball
35
00:02:31.520 --> 00:02:34.160
get in the way.
Have questions?
Ask Mulligan for help
Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of
Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Improve Contact by Brushing the Ground with Your Club
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the difference between brushing the ground and hitting fat shots
- Practice making consistent ground contact to enhance ball striking
- Develop better swing awareness by focusing on the club's path rather than the ball
In this drill, you'll learn how to brush the ground ahead of your stance to improve your swing fundamentals. This technique helps recalibrate your focus on making solid contact rather than just hitting the ball.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.280
This drill is brushed the ground. So this is one of those kind of just big
2
00:00:05.280 --> 00:00:09.080
picture drills that is great for either you're new to the game and you're
3
00:00:09.080 --> 00:00:14.720
working on probably the most important fundamental or if you get lost into I'm
4
00:00:14.720 --> 00:00:18.160
not quite sure what I need to be working on because I'm just having contact and
5
00:00:18.160 --> 00:00:22.840
ball flight issues. This is a great kind of recalibration of ultimately what I
6
00:00:22.840 --> 00:00:22.920
'm
7
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:26.720
trying to do when I swing a golf club. And basically what I'm trying to do is
8
00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:33.280
I'm trying to get that club to brush the ground ahead of the middle of my
9
00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:37.840
stance. So if I face the camera just like so you can kind of see that T in
10
00:00:37.840 --> 00:00:43.280
line. Now that club is brushing the ground from just ahead of that T almost
11
00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:48.280
to that foot. Now if I'm doing this outside you can kind of notice how
12
00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:54.880
sharply it you can basically look at the divot or the ground contact and try to
13
00:00:54.880 --> 00:00:58.560
recreate it a number of times. If you're doing it on a mat what you have to do
14
00:00:58.560 --> 00:01:02.120
is you have to kind of get in tune with the sound. So here that was a little
15
00:01:02.120 --> 00:01:02.320
bit
16
00:01:02.320 --> 00:01:08.120
more clunky than that was a little bit more faint. And so I'm not only trying
17
00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:11.990
to brush the ground in the same space I'm trying to make the same general sound
18
00:01:11.990 --> 00:01:12.080
.
19
00:01:12.080 --> 00:01:16.040
So for this drill what I usually have my students do is try and brush the
20
00:01:16.040 --> 00:01:21.840
ground the exact same way three times and then put a ball just inside or sorry
21
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:27.440
just behind where that club is making first contact with the ground. So it
22
00:01:27.440 --> 00:01:27.660
would
23
00:01:27.660 --> 00:01:39.360
look something like this. So kind of making trying to make kind of the same
24
00:01:39.360 --> 00:01:44.460
sound have the club make contact in the same place and then basically this
25
00:01:44.460 --> 00:01:44.680
helps
26
00:01:44.680 --> 00:01:50.400
you get lose that ball focus and now I'm just trying to make sure that the
27
00:01:50.400 --> 00:01:56.560
club brushes in the ground in a similar way as opposed to getting focused on
28
00:01:56.560 --> 00:02:03.760
how the club is going to hit the ball. So one more time I get it to brush the
29
00:02:03.760 --> 00:02:11.120
ground brush the ground so those were both really good so I'm not gonna waste
30
00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:18.560
my time with the third one I'm gonna step up and try to press replay. So brush
31
00:02:18.560 --> 00:02:23.110
the ground progressions is a great way for you to get focused on how the club
32
00:02:23.110 --> 00:02:23.240
is
33
00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:27.200
interacting with the ground instead of the golf ball and then build the swing
34
00:02:27.200 --> 00:02:31.520
into how the club is making contact with the ground and just let the golf ball
35
00:02:31.520 --> 00:02:34.160
get in the way.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.280
This drill is brushed the ground. So this is one of those kind of just big
2
00:00:05.280 --> 00:00:09.080
picture drills that is great for either you're new to the game and you're
3
00:00:09.080 --> 00:00:14.720
working on probably the most important fundamental or if you get lost into I'm
4
00:00:14.720 --> 00:00:18.160
not quite sure what I need to be working on because I'm just having contact and
5
00:00:18.160 --> 00:00:22.840
ball flight issues. This is a great kind of recalibration of ultimately what I
6
00:00:22.840 --> 00:00:22.920
'm
7
00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:26.720
trying to do when I swing a golf club. And basically what I'm trying to do is
8
00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:33.280
I'm trying to get that club to brush the ground ahead of the middle of my
9
00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:37.840
stance. So if I face the camera just like so you can kind of see that T in
10
00:00:37.840 --> 00:00:43.280
line. Now that club is brushing the ground from just ahead of that T almost
11
00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:48.280
to that foot. Now if I'm doing this outside you can kind of notice how
12
00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:54.880
sharply it you can basically look at the divot or the ground contact and try to
13
00:00:54.880 --> 00:00:58.560
recreate it a number of times. If you're doing it on a mat what you have to do
14
00:00:58.560 --> 00:01:02.120
is you have to kind of get in tune with the sound. So here that was a little
15
00:01:02.120 --> 00:01:02.320
bit
16
00:01:02.320 --> 00:01:08.120
more clunky than that was a little bit more faint. And so I'm not only trying
17
00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:11.990
to brush the ground in the same space I'm trying to make the same general sound
18
00:01:11.990 --> 00:01:12.080
.
19
00:01:12.080 --> 00:01:16.040
So for this drill what I usually have my students do is try and brush the
20
00:01:16.040 --> 00:01:21.840
ground the exact same way three times and then put a ball just inside or sorry
21
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:27.440
just behind where that club is making first contact with the ground. So it
22
00:01:27.440 --> 00:01:27.660
would
23
00:01:27.660 --> 00:01:39.360
look something like this. So kind of making trying to make kind of the same
24
00:01:39.360 --> 00:01:44.460
sound have the club make contact in the same place and then basically this
25
00:01:44.460 --> 00:01:44.680
helps
26
00:01:44.680 --> 00:01:50.400
you get lose that ball focus and now I'm just trying to make sure that the
27
00:01:50.400 --> 00:01:56.560
club brushes in the ground in a similar way as opposed to getting focused on
28
00:01:56.560 --> 00:02:03.760
how the club is going to hit the ball. So one more time I get it to brush the
29
00:02:03.760 --> 00:02:11.120
ground brush the ground so those were both really good so I'm not gonna waste
30
00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:18.560
my time with the third one I'm gonna step up and try to press replay. So brush
31
00:02:18.560 --> 00:02:23.110
the ground progressions is a great way for you to get focused on how the club
32
00:02:23.110 --> 00:02:23.240
is
33
00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:27.200
interacting with the ground instead of the golf ball and then build the swing
34
00:02:27.200 --> 00:02:31.520
into how the club is making contact with the ground and just let the golf ball
35
00:02:31.520 --> 00:02:34.160
get in the way.
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